Today’s Reading:
John 17
Psalm 24
Psalm 46
“Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully. He shall receive a blessing from the Lord And righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah.”
Psalms 24:3-6 NASB1995
The Spirit of the Living God says,
I’m looking for people who pursue Me in purity and in truth. These I will lead up My holy mountain. I desire those who worship in purity and in truth to come up higher. I will lead them higher. I will lead the to My secret dwelling place, where they can find refuge in the Rock that I Am. Did I not tell you My Father’s house has many dwelling places? If it were not so I would have told you. In Me, in My holy mountain, are many places for you to hide, to rest, to find refreshing, to enjoy communion and to dwell peacefully with Me. Come and hide in the cleft of the Rock My dear ones. Come to the fount that never runs dry.
“God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.”
Psalms 46:1-5 NASB1995
I Am drawing you even now My pure ones, My dear ones, My lovers of truth and My true worshippers. Come. Come to the place of My holy mountain. Come to the place where My Spirit dwells. In Me you will find perfect peace that passes all understanding. In Me, you will find nourishment, refreshing and restoration. Come and get recharged in Me. Come and escape the harsh winds of the world in Me. Is not every answer found in Me? I Am a strong tower, a mighty fortress of refuge and strength. Run for cover in Me. I will keep you safe and secure from every storm. Are not treasures untold found in Me? Are not miracles beyond comprehension hidden in Me? I Am the all-sufficient God. Whatever you need, whatever you lack, whatever your heart aligned with Mine desires, it can be found in Me. It can be found as you hide yourself, as you immerse yourself, as you explore and pursue deeper understanding and deeper connection to Me upon and within My holy mountain.
“The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. “O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me; and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.””
John 17:22-26 NASB1995
I Am a refuge and resting place. In Me there is no shifting shadow, no wavering and no uncertainty. My Word is always true. It stands firm, and neither it nor I will be moved for another. Come and ascend My holy mountain. Come up higher and find places in Me — places of refuge, places of delight, places of rest and healing, places of resource that you never dreamed were possible. My grace is sufficient for you, and I Am calling you up higher. I Am calling you to the place where My Spirit dwells.
How to Respond
- Sit with the Lord and examine your heart. Return it to a place of purity.
- Pray, Holy Spirit come. I long to dwell with You. Show me how to approach Your holy mountain, the place where Your Spirit dwells. Show me how to explore and discover these places in You that I have never seen or been before. Give me the grace to step forward in faith toward a deeper, higher, new understanding of who You are. Show me new places in You. Help me to access these places and delight in You.
- Declare, great is the Lord and greatly to be praised. Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? And who has the privilege of entering into God’s Holy Place? Those who are clean —- whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the truth, those who never deceive, whose words are sure. They will receive the Lord’s blessing and righteousness given by the Savior-God. They will stand before God, for they seek the pleasure of God’s face, the God of Jacob.
- Decree, this is the year of the Lord’s favor. I will pursue the Lord with my whole heart, and my whole life. I will not settle for what I have learned and experienced to this point. I will pursue greater depths of the Lord. I will stay in purity, and I will be one who diligently seeks the face of the Lord and experiences wonders and delights untold in Him.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in years past:
2023: Put It On the Altar
2022: The Lord is Shaking and Purifying His Church
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